Hog trough



N. A. GIBBONS.

uoemoucn. APPLICATION FILED 00126,]921.

Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

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N. A. mesons.

HOG TRQUGH. APPLICATION FILED OCT- 6, 192l Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

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NATHAN ALLEN GIBBQNS, OF MABTINS FERRY, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 'WHITTAKER- GLESSNER COMPANY, OF lVI-IEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, A CORPORATION OF 'W'EST VIRGINIA;

HOG TROUGH.

Patented Feb. 21,

Application 'filed October 6, 1921. Serial No. 505,711.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHAN ALLEN GIB- nons, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident ofMartins Ferry, county of Belmont, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Imp-rovements in Hog Troughs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates broadly to troughs of the character employed for feeding and watering live stock, and more specifically to a hog trough.

The primary objectot the invention is to provide a sheet-metal hog trough which. possesses great strength and durability and which is relatively inexpensive to manufacture. I v

A'further object is to provide a device of the charactermentioned having a knockdown form adapting it for shipment and storage in small space'and which may be readily set up in condition for use by any person without the exercise of more than ordinary skill. I

With these'and other objects in view, the invention resides in the features of construction, arrangement of parts and coinbinations of elements which will hereinafter be fully described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same; Figure 3 is an end elevation;

Figure 4 is a cross section on line 4,

Fig. 2, showing the intermediate support ing leg;

Figure 5 is a partial section on line 5-5 Fig. 2, showing the body brace;

Figure 6 is an enlarged cross section of said body brace;

Figure 7 is a longitudinal section on line 77, Fig. 1; v

Figure 8 is a similar section showing an end leg'in its initial entering position, and- Figure 9 is a section on line 99, Fig. 2.

ilci erring to said drawings, 1 indicates a trough body, approximately U-shaped in cross section, having downwardly and inwardly inclined end walls 2 secured in place by any suitable means, as by double seaming, as shown at 3 in Fig. 7. An open outwardly turned bead or roll 4 is formed upon the upper edge of each of said end walls 2, and embraced by said head or roll is a smaller roll 5 formed upon the upper edge of an end supporting leg 6. Said leg comprises an approximately rectangular panel 6 designed to rest more or less closely against the end wall 2 and which has a greater height than that of said end wall. A horizontal outwardly extending flange 6" formed on the lower edge of said leg constitutes a foot which seats upon the ground, floor, or other surface. Extending inward from said panel 6 are lateral wings i of substantially triangular form, the upper horizontal edges of which are designed to seat in underlying supporting relation to rolls 7 formed upon the lateral edges oi: the trough body 1, said rolls 7 having the under portions thereof cut away throughout a suitable distance, as shown at 8, to permit said edges of the wings to assume such relation. An upright tongue 9 carried upon the extreme inner end 01 each wing 6 is designed to project through a slit 10 provided therefor in the adjacent roll 7, and then to. be turned outward into seated clamping relation to said roll for maintaining said leg 6 in place. 7

Provided midway between the ends of the trough .is an intermediate supporting leg 11 formed ofa sheet-metal strap and consisting of an arcuately curved central seat portion 11 adapted to coi'iit'orinably receive thereon the bottom portion of the trough body 1, opposite downwardly and outwardly inclined legs 11", outwardly extending foot portions 11 designed to rest upon the same plane as the feet 6* of legs (3, and upwardly and inwardly inclined brace members 11, the latter being terminated by outwardly turned rolls 11 which are received within the embrace of the rolls 7 of the trough body. Said rolls 11 are introduced within said rolls 7 at an end of the latter and said leg 11 is then readily slipped along the trough body to its proper position. Maniiestly, in the case of a long trough a plurality of legs 11 may be disposed at suitable intervals throughout the length. oi? same to aiford the desired stability.

One or more braces 12 may be provided for preventing relative spreading of the sides of the body 1 intermediate the ends of the latter. Said brace 12 comprises a new row strip of metal disposed transversely across the top of the trough body and having its opposite ends 12 turned down into 110 clamping relation to the rolls 7 of the latter. To increase the rigidity of said brace 12, that portion of the body thereof located between said ends 12 is preferably bent into arcuately curved form in cross section, as is shown in Fig. 6.

As is obvious, the trough may be shipped in knock-down form and readily assembled by any person without the exercise ofspecial skill.

To applythe legs 6, the hook-like rolls 5 thereof are initially engaged with the rolls 4 of the end walls while said legs are disposed substantially in the reversed position shown in Fig. 8. Said legs are then swung downward to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 7 in which the panels 6 substantially parallel the end walls 2, the upper edges of the wings seat under the rolls 7 of the trough body, and the tongues 9 project through the slits 10 of said rolls 7, after which said tongues are bent into overlying interlocked relation to said rolls.

The intermediate leg or legs 11 are applied by introducing the terminal beads 11" thereof within the embrace of said rolls 7 at one end of the latter and then slidingthe same along the trough body to the desired position or positions.

What is claimed is 1. A sheet-metal trough comprising a trough body having rolls formed on its lateral edges, end. walls provided on said body and having rolls formed on the upper edges thereof, and detachable legs at the opposite ends of said body, each leg comprising an approximately upright panel and lateral wings, said panel having a roll on its upper edge adapted to be interlocked with the roll 3. A sheet-metal trough comprising a 7 body of trough shape having lateral rolls formed upon its upper edges, end walls carried by said body 1 and having open rolls formed on their upper edges, detachable panel-like legs having their upper edges underlying and interlocked withthe rolls of said end walls, and lateral-wings formed on said legs and interlocked with the rolls of said body, said legs extending below the level of the bottom of'said body and having terminal seating flanges at their lower edges. 4i. The combination with a sheet-metal trough body having lateral rolls formed upon its upper edges, of a supporting leg consisting of a sheet-metal strip bent to form a central trough-underlying seating portion, oppositely disposed foot portions, and inclined brace members, the latter terminated by beads which are slidably disposed within the embrace of the rolls of the trough body. In testimony whereof, I afix my signature in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

NATHAN ALLEN GIBBONS. lVitnesses: V i

H. E. DUNLAP,

S. R. AILEN. 

